Kiddie Picnic Draws 6000 Des Moines Children
A Des Moines paper notes Hawkeyest coverage of the annual Kiddie Picnic at Riverglow Park drawing over 6,000 local children and describing broader regional events from Iowa schools, rail disputes, coal bids, and state plans. The item mentions Anthon seeking electric service, a fatal auto-streetcar crash in Des Moines, and multiple local officials changing posts, with emphasis on civic life in early 1920s Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hivening Tribune
Des Moines
Riverglow Park
Des Moines Auto
Middle West
Anthon
Iowa Light, Heat Power Co
P. Black
Dallas County Savings Bank of
Minburn
Dauke County Bank Era Association
Adel
Hazel ‘H. Ott
Greene County
May Francis
State ‘Board of ‘Control
Minnesota
Fremont County
Farragut
T. W. Higginbotham
Martin Tabert
Lake City
Yale Kramer
Gertrude Kramer
Great Western
New Hampton
State Board of Control
Toledo
Iowa
Webster City
Freemen-Journal
Hamilton Freeman
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Dubuque
Sioux City
Waterloo
Eyesight Conservation Council of America
W. F
A. A. Cooper
G. C. Scott
Iowa Railroad Commission
BH. C. Hinshaw
Carlos W. Goltz
Woodbury County
Justice of the Peace
Charles Locke
Locke
Goltz
Dr. J. Wallace
Rockefeller Foundation
Ars
Governor's Guard veteran Daddy Schick remembered
A long obituary style sketch honors Daddy Schick, longtime member and commander of the Governor's Guards later Illinois National Guard nucleus. It recounts his naval enrollments in World War I, his leadership in the American Legion Chicago post, and his famed drum antics from New Orleans parades.
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Schick
Comnol
Gion
Illinois National Guard
Ellsworth
Abraham Lincoln
Governor's Guard
Deddy" Schick
Dram Corps
Meyer's
Toledo
Mwanusi
Arme
Dacia
Behick
United States Navy
Naval
Tilmon
Heladay
Naval Post
American Legion of Chicago
Navy
Daddy
New Orleans
Poster Contest in Kansas Schools for World War Orphans Home
Behood children of Kansas show strong interest in the American Legion drive to endow a home for World War I orphans. A poster contest will be held across three grade levels with cash prizes in each class. Top posters chosen by the district superintendent will be sent to Topeka headquarters.
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Behood Children of
Kansas
American Legion
Legionnaires
The
Legion
Topeka
Sweat Charity Abused by Oblique Landlord Trick
A padded plea unfolds at a rectory where a large man requests to see the rector’s wife claiming a starving nine child family faces eviction for $50 in rent arrears. The charity minded woman questions the visitor who sobs that he is the landlord, exposing a possible confidence scheme.
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American Legion Weekly
Bayer Tablets of Aspirin Adverts Claim Authenticity
An advertorial invites readers to insist on Bayer products for cold headache and other pains. It asserts genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with proper package directions and multiple bottle sizes and emphasizes Bayer as the trademark for monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid. It notes prices as “few cents” and mentions pharmacists and standard bottle counts.
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Bayer
Druggista
Shock to Picture Lover Portrait Joke Narrates a Prank
A world famous art collection inspires a guest to reveal a joke about a bath room portrait. The tale shifts to a domestic scene as Arthur and Bobby play downstairs, ending with a child's odd, incomplete remark about escaping.
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Vandyck
Velasques
Rembrandt
Swamp Root Kidney Ailment Miracle Adverts
An early 20th century ad touts Swamp Root as the premier remedy for kidney and liver ailments. It claims rapid improvements and offers a sample bottle by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton NY. A drug store manager comments on rising razor and dictionary sales while cheery chatter discusses a potential chafing dish promotion.
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Kilmer
Sonia
Dr. Mer & Co
Binghamton, N. C
Cuticura Talcum Ad Echoes Everyday Requisites
An advertisement emphasizes Cuticura Talcum as part of the Cuticura Trio with Soap and Ointment, priced at 25e each, promising a refined powder for face skin baby and dusting. The ad links with a quote on conceit by Bonny Ward Beecher and notes conceited men as harmless, sparing others from respect.
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Bonry Ward Beecher
Northcliffe Generosity Revealed in World’s Work Tale
Sir Philip Gibbs recalls Lord Northcliffe’s generosity to service members. One man asked for a £100 loan. Northcliffe refused to lend but wrote a £100 check saying, Say no more about it. Meanwhile the army air service plans a four stop route from New York to Peking via Nome and Bering Strait, with 65 hours flying time and roughly $1200 fare per passenger.
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New York
Peking
Army Air Service
Nome
Bering Strait
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Gommandar “Ot ‘ Spols Department of Legion
Charles W
Chick
Campaign For Endowment of Orphans’ Home
Guest
Arthur
Bobby
Ines
Bellans Water
Bellan
Louis Napoleon
Northwestern Yeast Co
North
Ashland Ave
Chicago
Tit
America
Java
Boston Evening Transcript
Waterman Dealers
cAll” Fm
J. E.waterman Company
Broadway
Boston
San Francisco
Waterman
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